Ryoma Okabe

Hi Guild members! I am Ryoma Okabe running for a First Year Representative. I am interested in the Events and Outreach division because I am confident that it would be where I can make the greatest contribution maximising my current skills. 

As a First Year Representative, I hope to strengthen and expand our connections with world-leading entrepreneurs and firms. Particularly, I believe we can capitalise more on UCL students’ diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds to reach out to non-English native firms. Doing so would not just enrich our network but will expand opportunities to invite high-level representatives more frequently, as well as support the treasury with increased opportunities to find new sponsors. 

I have a rich experience of being organisers of events, for instance, the Producer of my high school’s Graduation Ceremony. I divided my seniors into three main units: performances, memory-lane and exhibition, each focusing on the core elements of the Ceremony. By having several meetings per week, I was able to coordinate everything, time-managing well to plan everything in a month. Additionally, since we were never sure if we could physically invite our parents due to covid, I negotiated with the school and the parents’ union so that it could be streamed online. 

Thank you so much for reading my manifesto and I look forward to contributing to the Guild at a higher level.